# Arctic

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Arctic is North’s AI-driven cloud financial modeling and commitment management solution for AWS and Google Cloud—designed to maximize customer savings while eliminating the strategic and financial risks of long-term commitments.

### AI-Powered Optimization and Flexible Savings

Arctic leverages advanced machine learning models to map your entire cloud ecosystem—including all workloads, historical usage, and projected growth—to identify the best sizing strategies for your cloud spend. This comprehensive context, enhanced through ongoing collaboration with your teams (including major migrations or change events), enables us to create a 99% utilization rate for commitment coverage—placing your organization in the top 1% of global cloud efficiency.

With Arctic, commitments are never static. Our platform automatically detects opportunities for savings—backfilling unused commitments according to both historical patterns and emerging trends. Using similar techniques, Arctic dynamically adjusts or removes commitments as your environment scales down or changes, so you always maintain maximum flexibility without exposure to underutilization.

Unlike traditional enterprise approaches, Arctic’s unique ability to add or remove cloud commitments on demand means your coverage always matches your current needs, and you’re never locked into inflexible terms.

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### Current North Commitment Coverage for AWS

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### Current North Commitment Coverage for GCP

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#### **Arctic Commitment Risk Management: How It Works**

North ensures your cloud commitment strategies are both high-coverage and low-risk, using two key models:

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All aspects of commitment insurance and flexibility are subject to the terms outlined in our [Master Services Agreement (MSA)](https://www.north.cloud/legal/terms-of-service).
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### <mark style="color:$success;">Managed</mark> by North.Cloud

Commitments are aggregated and orchestrated through the North Savings Pod system. Arctic dynamically optimizes for your needs—if a commitment becomes underutilized, it can be reallocated or removed entirely from your billing organization. This adaptive approach provides enhanced flexibility, preventing wasted spend without traditional lock-in.

### <mark style="color:blue;">Insured</mark> by North.Cloud

For select commitments, North provides direct coverage for any underutilization. If actual usage falls below your commitment—even down to zero—North covers the shortfall by providing credits or cash-back against your North invoice or fees. This means you can safely achieve high coverage rates, knowing that up to 100% of monthly commitment costs are protected and absorbable by North, regardless of utilization fluctuations.


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